With its Development-Related Postgraduate Courses, the DAAD has created an educational programme that has set several milestones on the way towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Highly trained local professionals networked with international partners play an important role in the development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and good health for all.
German universities that offer international postgraduate courses with high relevance to development-related topics can apply for admission to the programme "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses".
For courses in this programme, the DAAD sponsors selected persons from Developing Countries with a scholarship award, which enables them to acquire an internationally competitive degree in a Postgraduate Course with heavy emphasis on practical experience.
Course focus:
Focuses on poverty-related health problems in low and middle income countries. It includes the promotion of health, prevention and treatment of disease, palliative care and rehabilitation. Studies of health systems, health economics, health policy, and management of health services are central. A cursory view of diverse aspects of health in many developing countries shows a need for improved health policy, more efficient organisation and management at all levels of health systems, and sustainable financing. In order to make health services accessible to the people who need them most, reforms are urgently needed both at the policy-making level and on the delivery side. The M.Sc.IH was developed with these factors in mind.

1. Características

Tipo:
Becas posdoctorales / Becas de movilidad

Lugar de disfrute:
Europa / Unión Europea
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ALEMANIA

Características:
A scholarship award for the Master of Science in International Health (Heidelberg).

- After being admitted to the funding programme, the postgraduate course receives a set quota of scholarships per class intake. This quota is determined by application statistics and available budgetary resources. The number of scholarships awarded cannot exceed a ratio of 1:5 in relation to the applications. In addition, funding is provided for a preparatory German language course for the scholarship holders (generally two to six months) at a central language institute or the university. Administration of the scholarships follows directly via the DAAD through the Section responsible for the programme and according to the currently valid scholarship guidelines.

- Because resources from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) cannot be used for tuition fees at German universities, scholarship holders are to be released from payment of tuition.

- The funding also includes tutorial, professional and technical support through a framework agreement with the DAAD. The maximum amount for tutorial support is currently set at ¤ 18,000 p.a., for other assistance currently ¤ 80 per scholarship holder/per funding month. Within the scope of tutorial support and other assistance, further programme-related means of support for DAAD scholarship holders can be applied for (excursions, network meetings, course accompanying German language classes, material expenses and support subsidies for the scholarship holders, etc).

Degree in medicine or any other equivalent academic degree (minimum of four years Bachelor or Master's degree, conform to the standard of Heidelberg University) plus at least two years professional experience in a public health related position.
English language proficiency: if an applicant's first language is not English, he/she is requested to provide evidence of his/her English language proficiency with a TOEFL or IELTS test (TOEFL required minimum score: 237 computer based, 92-93 internet based, 580 paper based, IELTS required minimum: Band 6.5)
The typical scholarship holder is no older than 36, respectively his/her academic degrees should normally be no older than 6 years.

3. Solicitud

Plazo:
31 de julio de 2013

Impreso de solicitud:
Required Documents (in the following order):
- DAAD Application Form
- Hand-signed CV
- Hand-signed Letter of Motivation (with reference to current occupation)
- Research Proposal (if required by university)
- Academic Letter/s of Recommendation from your university; the letter must have a
signature and official stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
- Professional Letter/s of recommendation from your employer; the letter must have a
signature and official stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
- Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer in the home country and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment upon returning home.
- Proof of Language Skills:
- English - IELTS or TOEFL (Note: The institutional TOEFL is not accepted.)
- German - required for courses taught in German;
for courses taught in English, if available
- Certified copies of Academic Degrees
- Certified copies of Academic Transcripts
- Certified copy of School Leaving Certificate
For further information contact:
Heidelberg University
Institute of Public Health
M.Sc.IH - Course Administration
Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)6221-564905
Fax: +49-(0)6221-564918
Email: MSc_IH@uni-heidelberg.de
Web site: http://www.ukl-hd.de/ph/MSCIH